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单词 hells angel
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hell's angeln.

Brit. /ˌhɛlz ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌhɛlz ˈeɪndʒ(ə)l/
Forms: 1900s– Hell's Angel, 1900s– Hells Angel (chiefly in sense 2).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., angel n.
Etymology: < the genitive of hell n. + angel n.Hell's Angels was first used as the name of a film made in 1930, about First World War (1914–18) fighter pilots:1927 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Oct. 12/5 Mickey Neilan won't direct ‘Hell's Angels’ which he wrote after all.1930 (title of film) Hell's Angels. In 1943 it was adopted as the nickname of the 303rd bomb group of the U.S. 8th Air Force after a B-17 bomber which was the first to complete 25 missions. The name of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, formed in 1948 (which has no apostrophe in Hells), was inspired by this group.
1. U.S. colloquial. A nickname for a B-17 bomber or flying fortress aeroplane (see note in etymology); a squadron of these planes. Also in plural with singular agreement. Now historical.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > bomber > of specific manufacture
flying fortress1937
Stuka1940
Wimpey1942
hell's angel1943
V-bomber1955
1943 Examiner (San Francisco) 8 Aug. 3/1 The ten-man crew which manned the flying fortress, ‘Hell's Angel’, on her thirty-three raids across the English channel.
1944 San Antonio (Texas) Light 2 June 6 b The Hell's Angels flew back to her base with all but two members of her crew dead or unconscious.
2004 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Nov. b12 Gene was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 303rd Hell's Angels Bomber Group.
2. A member of a group of motorcyclists in California, usually dressed in black leather and originally notorious for their disturbances of civil order; spec. a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (see note in etymology). Also: a member of a similar group elsewhere. Frequently in plural.In the United States Hells Angels is a proprietary name of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > action or behaviour of gangs of hooligans > member of gang of hooligans
whitecap1607
shrove-prentice1638
Mohock?1711
sweater1712
highbinder1806
hoodlum1871
hooligan1898
hood1930
skolly1934
tear-away1938
gunsel1942
Teddy boy1954
hell's angel1956
angel1965
bikie1967
skinhead1969
bovver boy1970
boot-boy1977
casual1980
1956 Nevada State Jrnl. 4 Sept. 8/6 The 11 were arrested at 3 a.m. Sunday morning after..an onslaught of telephone calls protesting the antics of a pack of at least 30 ‘Hells Angels’.
1967 G. Legman Fake Revolt 21 The hoodlum drug-addicts and homosexual motorcyclists..who've had two ‘Hell's Angels’ movies already exposing (read: glorifying) them.
1968 Listener 22 Feb. 253/2 The Hell's Angels—those much-publicised outlaw motor-cyclists, noted for their wearing of leather jackets and Nazi insignia, whose hunting ground is mainly California.
1969 Oz Apr. 3/2 Hell's Angels were moved in on the 3rd floor as a protection against external aggression.
1971 New Scientist 11 Feb. 331/2 The Hell's Angels created rather than prevented disorder when Mick and the Stones were dispensing their magic.
1984 Doylestown (Pa.) Sunday Intelligencer 17 June a5/2 There was a brief fight involving 18–20 members of the Hells Angels and Pagans motorcycle clubs.
2001 Folklore 112 113 Harris was both a Hell's Angel and a sociologist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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